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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 5.21 (search)
number and position, except to accomplish the result with the least possible sacrifice of life. Hooker sent forward Grover's brigade, and Bramhall's and Webber's batteries, and very soon all opposition on his front was silenced for a time. Longstreet, however, ordered up reinforcements, and soon had a section of Pelham's battery, and the three fresh brigades of Wilcox, Pickett, and A. P. Hill on the ground, driving Hooker back, with the loss of all his cannon, and heavy casualties. During n't believe any of my regiment were ambitious to chase the enemy any farther just at present. Refreshed with hot coffee and hardtack, we rested from the fight, well satisfied that we had done our duty. On the Confederate side, according to Longstreet's account, the march of the rear column northward in retreat from the town was being delayed all day on the 5th by impassable roads, and he ordered fresh troops from time to time to countermarch to the field at Williamsburg, relieving those who
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The opposing forces at Williamsburg, Va. (search)
e-guard loss (mostly on May 4th) : k, 15; w, 33; m, 1==49. The total loss of the Union army (May 4th and 5th) was 468 killed, 1442 wounded, and 373 captured or missing == 2283. The Confederate forces. General Joseph E. Johnston. Major-General James Longstreet in immediate command on the field. Second division (Longstreet's). First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Ambrose P. Hill: 1st Va., Col. Louis B. Williams (w), Maj. William H. Palmer (w); 7th Va., Col. James L. Kemper; 11th Va., Col. Samuel Longstreet's). First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Ambrose P. Hill: 1st Va., Col. Louis B. Williams (w), Maj. William H. Palmer (w); 7th Va., Col. James L. Kemper; 11th Va., Col. Samuel Garland (w); 17th Va., Col. M. D. Corse. Brigade loss: k, 67; w, 245; m, 14 == 326. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Anderson (in command on the right), Col. Micah Jenkins: 4th S. C. (Battalion), Maj. C. S. Mattison; 5th S. C.. Col. John R. R. Giles; 6th S. C., Col. John Bratton; Palmetto (S. C.) Sharp-shooters, Col. Micah Jenkins, Lieut.-Col. Joseph Walker; La. Foot Rifles, Capt. McG. Goodwyn; Fauquier (Va.) Artillery, Capt. Robert M. Stribling; Williamsburg (Va.) Artillery, (2 guns), Ca
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Confederate use of subterranean shells on the Peninsula. (search)
t the foot of telegraph poles, and, lastly, quite within the defenses of the place — in the very streets. On the march from Williamsburg toward Richmond General Longstreet wrote to General G. J. Rains, whose brigade was on duty as rear-guard: It is the desire of the major-general commanding [Longstreet] that you put no shective method of war. In an indorsement on the above, General Rains advocated the use of buried shells in retreat and for the defense of works. He forwarded Longstreet's letter and his own comments to General D. H. Hill. The latter approvingly indorsed Rains's suggestion. This correspondence went to the Secretary of War, G. W. Randolph, whose decision, favorable to Longstreet's views, was as follows: It is not admissible in civilized warfare to take life with no other object than the destruction of life. . . . It is admissible to plant shells in a parapet to repel an assault, or in a wood to check pursuit, because the object is to save the work i
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Manassas to Seven Pines. (search)
y to do so. The message was delivered to General Longstreet, who referred the messenger to me, we beon was never in the place indicated, and General Longstreet's was never on the Mechanicsville road n G. W. Smith was to protect the troops under Longstreet from attack by those of the Federal right wige — the two forming Heintzelman's corps. Longstreet's command of the right was to end when the t the troops in marching; yet those of Smith, Longstreet, and Hill were in position quite early enougge of messages for several hours between General Longstreet and myself, I urging Longstreet to beginmed his troops, facing toward the Federals. Longstreet's and Huger's divisions, coming up, were fored to advance along that road, with three of Longstreet's under Brigadier-General Wilcox. After foluch a direction as to connect his right with Longstreet's left and take his antagonists in flank. Tock. In that position my intercourse with Longstreet was maintained through staff-officers, who w[8 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Opposing forces at Seven Pines, May 31-June 1, 1862. (search)
or-General Gustavus W. Smith; General Robert E. Lee. right wing, Major-General James Longstreet. Longstreet's division, Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Anderson (temporarilLongstreet's division, Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Anderson (temporarily). Kemper's Brigade, Col. James L. Kemper: 1st Va.; 7th Va.; 11th Va.; 17th Va., Col. M. D. Corse. Anderson's (R. H.) Brigade, Col. Micah Jenkins: 5th S. C., Col.ttery, Capt. David Watson. Total loss of the Right Wing, as reported by Gen. Longstreet: 816 killed, 3739 wounded, and 296 missing = 4851. left wing, Major-Genat, on the 21st of May, Johnston's army was 53,688: Smith's division, 10,592; Longstreet's division, 13,816; Magruder's division (including D. R. Jones's division), 19520, with 2 batteries — including 7580 in D. H. Hill's division, and 1950 of Longstreet's division. Near Fair Oaks, 4 brigades of G. W. Smith's division (under Whit number of Confederates engaged, June 1, was about 8300: in Huger's division about 3300; in Longstreet's division, about 5000. No artillery was advanced into actio
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 5.26 (search)
es River defenses; D. H. Hill's division, on Longstreet's left, guarded the Charles City road, and wnth, and no reply has been received from General Longstreet. As you have indorsed his erroneous staeek in front of the command. We waited till Longstreet cleared the way — crossed the creek about 10 Williamsburg stage road in front, . . . General Longstreet's division would engage the enemy on HilKemper's brigade, which formed a part of General Longstreet's division, was at a halt when I got to 30 P. M., nothing having been heard from General Longstreet since my aide returned from the Williamsld be initiated by the divisions of Hill and Longstreet. The division under Whiting was there for tkely to break through the division and reach Longstreet's left flank and rear. I therefore ordered ucceeded in finding him about mid-night, General Longstreet reached headquarters after 1 A. M. He reit may be well to emphasize the fact that if Longstreet's division had promptly moved, on theNine-mi[138 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 7.42 (search)
Battery (Pulaski Arty.), Capt. J. P. W. Read; Va. Battery (James City Arty.), Capt. L. W. Richardson; Va. Battery (Magruder Arty.), Capt. T. Jeff. Page, Jr. Longstreet's division, Maj.-Gen. James Longstreet (also in command of A. P. Hill's division), Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Anderson. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. James L. Kemper:Maj.-Gen. James Longstreet (also in command of A. P. Hill's division), Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Anderson. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. James L. Kemper: ist Va., Capt. G. F. Norton; 7th Va., Col. W. T. Patton; 11th Va., Capt. K. Otey; 17th Va., Col. M. I). Corse; 24th Va., Lieut.-Col. Peter Hairston; Va. Battery (Loudoun Arty.), Capt. Arthur L. Rogers. Brigade loss: k, 44; w, 205; nm, 165 == 414. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Anderson, Col. Micah Jenkins: 2d S. C. (Rifleuier Arty.), Capt. Robert M. Stribling; Va. Battery, Capt. William H. Turner. Brigade loss: k, 51; w, 281; m, 69 ==401. Hill's (light) division (attached to Longstreet's command June 29th-July 1st), Maj.-Gen. Ambrose P. Hill. First Brigade, Brig.--Gen. Charles W. Field: 40th Va., Col. J. M. Brockenbrough; 47th Va., Col. Rob
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Hanover Court House and Gaines's Mill. (search)
his road that the troops of D. H. Hill's and Longstreet's division crossed to join Jackson and A. P.e 26. a, a, a, Approach of D. H. Hill and Longstreet from Richmond; b, b, b, Approach of A. P. Hir, to attack Union center; e, e, e, Route of Longstreet to Dr. Gaines's, to attack Union left. Of teir men. About 3 o'clock the enemy, under Longstreet, D. H. and A. P. Hill, in large bodies commed of the batteries, is reported at 1589. General Longstreet is quoted by William Swinton as authoritded to represent Cooke's Union cavalry. General Longstreet's extreme right did not extend out of tht last, near sunset, found themselves behind Longstreet's extreme right,--the brigade of R. H. Ander. The 3d Virginia brigade brought up behind Longstreet's left, passing near Gaines's Mill, and neare carried the Federal line in our front, and Longstreet on our right, bringing up his reserves, agairoops came a little earlier than those under Longstreet and A. P. Hill, but were more cautious and f[7 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The charge of Cooke's cavalry at Gaines's Mill. (search)
strange, to military ears, would sound an order to intercept, gather, and hold all stragglers on the extreme front and flank!--and the warning not to pass in front of our line on the left! Such extravagance of action — marching, with no earthly object, between two lines of fire — is seldom thus forestalled! Seriously, this passes the bounds of sanity. But it is emphasized by his map, which represents my cavalry as actually making a flank march between the lines of battle,--Morell's and Longstreet's. It seems necessary to add the statements of eye-witnesses, from different points of view,--men of well-known high character,--to corroborate my assertions and my corrections of the misrepresentations of the part played by the cavalry and myself in the battle, as found in The century article. Next morning, at Savage's Station, the Prince de Joinville approached me with both hands extended, saying with empressement, I saw you make your charge yesterday ; and next day he wrote to the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Lee's attacks north of the Chickahominy. (search)
but drank a glass of milk. Soon after, Generals Longstreet and A. P. Hill came in, and General Leessage. During the absence of General Lee, Longstreet said to Jackson: As you have the longest marrdered A. P. Hill to cross at Meadow Bridge, Longstreet at the Mechanicsville Bridge, and me to follow Longstreet. The conference broke up about nightfall. It may be of interest to the student of After waiting till 2:30 P. M. to hear from Longstreet, General Lee in his official report says:e in that direction. Under this impression, Longstreet was held back until this movement should comtion admits only Cold Harbor.--Editors. Longstreet came into action after 4 o'clock. He thus deays: Hoping that Generals A. P. Hill and Longstreet would soon drive the Federals toward me, I d by Professor Kendrick. The Professor asked Longstreet, who never looked at his chemistry, how the carbonic acid of commerce was made. Longstreet replied: By burning diamonds in oxygen gas.7 Yes, sa[6 more...]
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